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		zhte415 on May 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Someone in New York is pulling emergency brakes, d... In most major cities you swipe a metro card that calculates the fare where you got on and got off, or applies zoned travel on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual rate. In some cities you can just swipe an NFC bank card. To have a 'ticket to ride' seems ridiculous.

superhuzza on May 23, 2019 [–]

That's not very accurate. In North America, most cities are based on a flat rate. Most cities in Europe and Asia work based on distance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farebox_recovery_ratio

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